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APPARATUS FOR TREATING CLOTH.

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APPARATUS PoR TRBATING CLOTH.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 4, 1908.

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APPARATUS FOR TRBATING CLOTH.

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APPLICATION FILED AUG. 4, 1908.

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APPARATUS FOR TRBATING GLOTH.

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' DAVID GEssNER, or WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS.

APPAnATus Fon. TREATING crLoTrr.

Specification of Letters Patent. y `fE'jnii.edfMay 30, 1911.

'Application filed August 4, 1908. Serial No. 446,958.

To all lwhom 'it -mayvctmcem:

Be it known that I, DAVID citizen of the UnitedStates, and a resident ofV Worcester, county of W'orcester, and

State of Massachusetts, have invented anew and useful Improvement inApparatusl for Treating Cloth, Iof which the following isla specification. A

MyA nvention consists ofa machine for winding or rolling cloth lproducing improved results in two directlons. Flrst, a

` more compact, uniform vand'in other respects better roll is produced. Second, it is pro-y duced expeditiously 'and with maximum convenience and saving of labor.v

The invention consists in the'construction, combination'and arrangement of parts set forth in and falling within the scope of the appended claims. l

Figure 1 is an end view of my machine showing the hand wheels for operating the carriages. .Fig. 2 is a cross section through the center of the machine. Fig. 3 is a front View of the machine. Fig. 4 is a rearview of the machine.` Fig. 5 1s a sectional View ofthe machine taken on line C, D, of Fi 3. Fig. v6 is an end view of thefyoke wit the driving pulleys and shipper for same.

Fig. 7 is a top plan view of the machine. Fig. 8 is a horizontal sectional view on -the line A, B, of Figs. 1 and 5. Figs. 9 and 10 are diagrammatic views showing methods of unwinding either two pieces of cloth'or a piece of cloth andv apron after the former has been steamed. Figs; 11 to 15', inclusive, are details of the .bearings .for the lap-roll and steaming-roll. Figs. 16 and 17 are side view and cross section, respectively, of the duplex 'carriage carryln the pressure roll, stretcher roll and frictlon' ldevice for the cloth. Fig 18 is a vdetail of the socket shaft with the projecting shelf or receiving guide. Fig. 19 shows a carrier shaft4 for the a ron. and cloth rollers used with my machine.` Figs. 20 and V21 show portions of the apron-spreader or scroll-roller,

with its reversely acting scrolls.` Fig. 22 is a detail of thefriction' brake used 1n con nection with the lap or steaming rolls. Fig.

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turned back. Figs. 27, 28 and 29 are detal showing two different steaming .cylinders and the manner of mounting them.

Referring now to* the accompanying drawings in'detaih E indicates asa wholev thel frameof the machine, which frame when constructed as herein shown is particularly adapted for the purposes of the invention.

This frame comprises the base or feet members 1, 1, connected b the ties 2, 2; the vertical curved standar s 3 diverging outward near their upper ends to form a proper support forthecarriages and rolls.

4 and 5 indicate ties or girds connecting theV standards at their upper endportions. To the vframe E of the machine is secured the yoke 6 (Fig. 6) by means of the ties 7,^ 8, 9 and 10; this yoke carryingcertain of the end` bearings. and shifting devices of the driving gear of ,the machine.

The bearing12 and'socket 13 receivel the rollerll which lattermay be either a perforated steaming cylinder (as shown, for

instance, in- Fig. 23) or an ordinary lap; bot

roll upon which thevcloth or apron, or may be wound, as shown inFigs. 24, 25 and26- L 14 and 15 are apron. or' cloth-rolls upon which an apron or the cloth' may be wound or unwoun y carried by bearings 16 and sockets 17.

.Upon the top of` frame E is mounted a these rollers 14 and 15 being sliding carriage 18 which, in turn, carries the second sliding carriage 19, the latter,

upon its upper portion carries bearings for the stretcher ro 20 and friction rod brackets 21 and 22, while the carriage 18 itself carries a delivery or y may be in the form o aj! presser roll 23.

The stretcher roll-..20 specifically `fOrmS ngi-:gig

art of my present invention and the same ayout roll which f;

1s preferably of the construction shown in 'y Letters Patent No. 546,762, datedSeptember 24, 1895. n

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on one side, namely; the driving end of the 24 is a shaft carried in-brackets 28 (Figs.

2 and 5) which shaft 4'carries hand wheel to which are linked one end` of connecting arms 31, the opposite end being connecte at 32 to the supplemental carriage 19 carrying the stretcher roll and friction-bar brack- The friction-bar bracket 21 carries machine, a shaft 33 which upon one end carries al handle 34- and at the opposite" end a worm 35 en aging with the worm wheel 36 upon the. inside friction-bar 37 upon which are keyed the friction-bar brackets 22.

38 and 39 are friction-bars upon bracket 21, andn40 and 41 are friction-bars upon bracket 22.

42 is a scroll roller mounted in bearings 43, which are provided with stops 44 for the lugs 45, carried by the scroll-roller 42. This roll has a downwardly running scroll, as shown in Fig. 20, and an upwardly extending scroll, as shown lin Fig. 21. 46 is an idler below the gird 5.

47 is a driving shaft carrying fast and loose pulleys 48 and 49, on outside of yoke 6. Just inside of yoke 6, the driving shaft carries a pinion 50 which meshes with and drives the gear 51 above it. The gear 51 (Fig. 8) is keyed to the shaft 52 which has fast therewith the sprocket 53, and pinion l54, meshing on oneA side into gear 55, and

upon the other side into the intermediate gear 56, which in turn meshes with gear 57 upon shaft 58. The gear 55 with a sawtooth clutch 55', fast therewith, revolves loosely upon the shaft 59, and the ear 57,

.f with half Yof a clutch 57 moves loose y upon the shaft 58'. The shaft 59 has keyed therewith the sliding clutch 55" which meshes with the clutch member 55', and the shaft 58 carries clutch member 57", which'may mesh with clutch member 57 of the gear 57. The shaft 59 also carries a friction pulley 60 and shaftv58'carries friction pulley 61.

The sprocket 53 imparts motion through drive-chain 62 to sprocket 63, u on the lshaft 64 mounted upon the to of t e yoke 6 of the frame E (Figs. 4 an 6). The shaft 64 also carries the pinion 65 (Fig. 7) which meshes with the gear 66 on the shaft] 73, having fastv therewith the clutch metnber 66. 67 is a second clutch member meshing with Behind, the clutch member 67 is the friction pulley 68, which is covered by a fric- ,into one of a series of holes-.of the segmental bracket 77, fast upon the yoke 6 (Fig. 6). The clutch member 67 is slipped upon the shaft 73y b the handle bar 8 fast to the rock-shaft '79, mounted underthe ties 9 and 10 whichv unite oke 6 to the frame E. To

arms and 81 which'car at their lower ends a knocker-shaft 82 a apted to` strike against the handle-bars 84 and 85, which are 9 are fastened'the rockerlvoted at 86 and '87, respectively, and are jointed to the clutch members 57"' at the front of the machine and the clutch member 55" at the rear of machine, respectively. The friction pulley 60 on the' shaft 59 is hooded bythe friction strap housing 88 and the friction pulley 61 on the shaft 58 has the friction strapy housing (Fig. 22) is pivotedat 90 -to the bracket 97 fast upon the tie 7 between yoke 6 and frame E. At 91, one end of the friction strap 98 is secured, the other end being held at 92 of 'the housing 89. The housing 89 terminates in front, and on its forward projection carries a 'nose 93, against which a dog 94 may abut, the latter being controlled by a handle 95 fastened to a stud held by the bracket 110.

Detachable wei hts 96 are placed upon the front part oft e housing 89.

99 and 100 (Fig. 6) are shipper levers fastened upon the shaft 101, extending across the yoke 6,y to which is fastened lever 102,

pivotally connected by the link 103 to the shipper slide '104,' which carries -the belt fork 105 for operating the machine (Figs. 3, 6, and 8).

The operation of the'. machine is as follows: The cloth to lbe operated upon may be placed either in a fold before the machine or put upon one of the lap rolls placed at the bot# .tomof the machine, and wound either face to face with a second piece of cloth, or may be wound with an apron upon a roller, as at 11,

on top of the frame E and resting in the bearing 12 at one end of the machine and in the socket 13 at the other end of "themachine. The socket 13 A (Fig. 18) carries a projection 13"', whichforms a shelf or receiving guide immediately infront of the square opening'or hole 111, of the socket 13, into which hole .may be inserted the square end 112 'of steaming roll 11v (Fig. 23); or if it be desired to roll-the cloth upon a laproll instead of a perforated steaming roll,

. the square end 112' 'of a square lap-roll bar vof the steam-roll itself forms a shoulder 89. yThe housing 89 Y against the' inside ofthe bearing '112. simialo larly, if it be desired to employ a lap-roll having a lap-roll bar such as shown at Fig. 19 and Fig. 25, the collar 113 'of the'laproll-bar is placed so as to fall outside the bearing while the square shoulder 138 of the bar lies inside of the bearing. Now, by'

turning the handle 114 upon the screw or spindle 115 which connects withl the threaded portion of the bearing 12 directly below the slide 116, the bearing may be moved. The hand wheel 70 upon the shaft 64 through the pinion 65 which meshes with the gear 66controls (when the clutchmembers 66 and 67 vare coperating) the socket 13 upon the shaft 73 (Fig. 7) so that by turning the hand wheel slightly in one direction or the other, its receiving'gnide 13A may be brought to face upward for the receipt of the square end` of either asteaming-roll or axlap-roll-bar. The bearing 12 which is to hold the other end of the steaming roll or of a lap-roll-bar will,

of course, be slid out until that part of the bearing 12 which forms a screw connection with the spindle 115, abuts against the bracket 118. By throwing openthe 'bear' square opening 111 of the vsocket 13, so that when theshaft 73 is revolved in either direction by the hand wheel 70, or by the power mechanism for winding upon it cloth or apron, there is no possibility of the roll becoming loose, because the screw connection 114 of the bearing 12 will always maintain itin proper posltion until ready for removal.

The bearings 16 at the lower end of tlie machine may be handled precisely as the bearing 12, by handles 119 controllingthe spindles 120, which form screw connections with the bearing 16 at 121 (Fig. 8). The

slides of the bearings 16I are held in position by gibs 122, the bearing being made to open and shut for the receipt of a lap-roll-bar similar to bearing 12 (Figs. 1 and 15). .The

opposite end ofthe lap-roll-bar will be held bysocket 17 on shaft 58 or 59 in the same manner as described for the socket 13 (Fig. 7). Thus the insertion or removal of a laproller into or from this bearing' is as readilyaccomplished vand the roll as securely held,

as in the case of the roll 'or cylinder` at the `upper. end of the machine. The only diierenceinconstruction being that the slides of the bearings 16 move in a vertical plane-instead' of in a horizontal plane..

operator, by turning handle 34 upon the shaft 3 3, which carries worm35 engaging with worm-gear36 fast on shaft 37, will throw up bracket 22 until it is in position shown in Fig. 17, when the end of the cloth can bey slipped in bet-Weenv bar 41 and shaft 37, the end dropping down until it strikes the inclined surface of the gird 5 at the upper front end of the machine. rlhe carriage 18 will then stand inthe position shown in 27 at the end of shaft, 27 (held by the bracket 29 ofthecarriage 18) for one-half revolution, the supplemental carriage 19 carrying the stretcher roll and friction-bar arrangement, can be moved from the position shown in Fig. 17 to that shown in Fig. '16, so as to create an opening between' pressure roll 23 on carriage 18 and spreaderroll. 20 on supplemental carriage 19, which. enables the operator topick up ,the end of the cloth hanging from thek inclined surface of gird I5 andpass it upward betwee'ndthe pressure roll 23 and the stretcher roll 20 until the end can be placed between the pressure roll 23 and steaming roll 11. l y

Immediately before introducing the end of the cloth, the end of an apron on roll 14, for instance, has been slipped around pressure roll 23 and lapped( around steaming roll 11 until the end has been caught between these two rollers, and 'a lap started, Whereupon the end of the cloth may be lapped Vtogether with the apron around roll 11. As

soon as the end of` thecloth has been se-l ;cured on steaming roll 11, the hand wheel 27 is once more turned until the carriage 19 sliding on carriage 18, is in the position shown in Fig. 17 or Fig. 1. The cloth is then pulled back a little by the operator to take up any slack in it, and by turning handle 34 inthe opposite direction to that to raise the bracket 22, the latter with its bars 40 and 41 descends and is then brought into the posit-ion shown in Figs. 1 and 16, so as .to frictionally engage the cloth with a ten* sion which may be varied at will by operatingv handle'v 34.v With the same facility, when wishing to introduce the end of the cloth or of any apron between rolls 23 and 'steaming-roll 11, aA suitable opening or space betweeny thesey two rolls may be created, by simply turning hand wheel 24 `to the right, thus operating the rack and pinion arrangement of carriage 18. The

- Fig. 1. Then, by turning the hand Wheel carriage 18 has fastened on its inner side a bunter 125, which when the wheel 24 is turned to the right will strike against the hub of the pinions 25 and thus prevent the carriagel from slipping ofi" its ways.

While the cloth is being stretched in width when goingaround stretch-roll 20 in passing to the pressureroll 23,' the apron isV spread by the scroll-roll orspreader 42 immediatcly below the ressure-roll 23. This spreader or scroll-ro 42 which is hung in brackets 43 fastened to the carriage 18 (Figs. 1 and 2) has threads cut upon its circumference diverging from the .center toward the ends, but on one-half of the roll 42 the threads wind downward from the endsv toward the'center, as in Fig. 20, and on the other half the threads wind upward from the ends toward the center, as is shown in Fig. 21, so that these threads must act in opposition to the direction of the run of the apron. The ends of the scroll-roll 42 have lugs 45 which will abut against the stops 44 on the bearings 43, in which the scroll-roll revolves so that when the apronpasses in an upward direction,.it will run against the outwardly acting threads of the first half of the scroll-roll', as in Fig. 20; andif the apron runs'in an opposite direction (that is to say, from roller 11 down toward roller 14), it will run against the outwardly acting threads of the second half of roller 42. The stops 44 and 45abut irrespective of the direction of travel of the apron, but insuch a manner as to always present the properly spreading threads of the scroll against the apron, thus always removing wrinkles from the apron, vwhatever the direction of the movement of the apron might be.

In Figs. 1, 4, 7 and 23, the steaming-.roll 11 has at each end regularl dgeons which end at one side with the colar 113 and at the other with the square 112. But the steaming roll may also be constructed, as shown in Fig. V27, without any gudgeons whatsoever and wide open heads at both ends; or, as in Fig..29, with one wide'open head and the other end provided with a head similar to that in thesteaming roll shown. in my pending application No. 272121, filed July 31, 1905, ending in a square 112, precisely as shown in roll 11 first lhere referred to and described. vWhen using the last style steaming roll, the'bearing 12 of my machine -remains of the same construction as before, except vthat its upper half carries a hump or i camel back 12 which has hinged at its top a swing hook 12". When placing the lroll into the machine, the end with the head 113 and square 112 to it, rests upon shelf 13" of socket 13, while the opposlte'wide open head rests upon shelf 130 fast to frame E. Within the opening of the bearing 12, however, when it is closed, is held a plunger 126 whose tapered head fits into the tapered opening of head 113 of the steaming roll, when the handle 114 which moves the bearing 12 is turned sufficiently 'to engage this plunger with'the steaming roll head. By continuing to turn handle 114, the square 112 is next forced intofthe square opening 111 of the socket 13, and the roll can then be set in motion through the shaft 73, the plunger 126 at the opposite end revolving freely in bear- *removing the steam ing 12. When it is desired to take out the ing 12 is thrown over until it engages with the inner rim of head 131 so that when handle 114 is turned to draw back bearing 12, it will take along also the' steaming roll.

steaming roll, the swing hook 12" ofv bear- As soon as its square end 112 is withdrawn from the opening 111 in socket 13, until it rests only on the receiving shelf 13"', thehook 12 is' disengaged and thrown back. By continuin to turn the handle 114, the

plunger 126 1s withdrawn from the open head 131, leaving the roll in the position shown in Fig. 29 ready for removal resting on shelves 13 and 130.

In Fig. 27, the operation for inserting or roll would be the same, except instead o using the socket 13,

with its shelves 13 I employ a toothed or gear-rimmed plunger 126v fast upon shaft 73 to engage with the internally .toothed or gear-rimmed surface 131 of the open head 131, of the steaming roll, while the weight ofthe steaming roll is upheld by the shelves 130 directly underneath, the opposite end resting. upon shelf- 130, as before.

- In the use of steaming cylinders, it has heretofore been customary to wind several layers -of wrapper-cloth around the steaming roll before starting to lap on the apron, or the cloth to 'be treated. Such wrapper .is mainly employed so that the perforations in the steam cylinder may not make impressions in the cloth during treatment, and after steam has been passed through this wrapper once or twice it sticks to the roller, and remains easily in position for a long time to come. Hence when a wrapper is employed on the roll, it is comparatively easy when lapping on an apron or cloth, to start suchapron or cloth in a proper manner, by-

simply lifting the end of the wra per on the cylinder and tucking the fore-en of the apron or cloth under it. The cloth or apron being thus held at .one end ma then be easily Wound on without the hability of slipping. Such, however, is not the case where an ordinary smooth wooden lap-roll, having no perforations in its periphery, is employed, as there is no hugging Vsurface or vmeans whereb the cloth may rictionally engage with t e roll. In such a case, it is quite dillicult to properly start a good lap for cloth or apron owing to constant slippage. In order to enable one to do" so I provide a lap-roll having a segmental orv sectional lag which forms a part of the periphery 0f the roller and which is hinged to the main body of said roller. This lla Y may swing open and shut, so that the en of the apron or cloth may be caught at the edge, and secured between the swinginglag and the body of the roll. In this manner an absolutely smooth, square and secure lap may be started., Wherethe old smooth lap lthus involving a costly process.

roll is used, even where one has succeeded in startin an even, square lap, it frequentlyl happens t at when friction is placed upon the cloth or apron, the roll will turn within such lapped `cloth or apron and thus fail to carry it as it should. With my improved lap roll, the possibility of slipping between the roll'and the cloth is obviated, and the cloth will be wound evenly and smoothly until the end is reached. The swinging lag may then be opened to permit the end of the cloth or apron to be withdrawn from the roll. This feature of my roll is shown clearly in detail in Fig. 26. Another feature is that the heads of my lap roll upon which the lags are fastened are cup-shaped in two directions so that when inserting the Squared end of the carrier-bar no diiiiculty is experienced in guiding the squared end to the square opening in the head. This is particularlydesirable after the square vof the carrier bar has been passed through `one head into the interior ofthe roll and is ready to reach the'v second o-r farther end of the roll. It is thus easy to enter the second head, or end of the bar'in the cup-shaped socket therefor. l

lVhen starting a lap of cloth upon the steaming cylinder, the operator usuallyV stands at the rear of the machine and leans against the gird4, and bends over the steaming roll to see that the end of the cloth is properly tucked yund/er the following cloth or apron. In doing this, the operator is obliged to smooth theend of the cloth or. apron, to prevent wrinkles, for if a wrinkling of the material occurred, and were permitted to remain during the steaming process, such wrinkles could .-not be removed un* less the cloth were thoroughly rewashed, Hence, a smooth start is of great importance in forming a lap ofthe cloth or apron.

rIt will be noticed that the hand wheel upon the shaft G4is in close proximity to the end of the steaming roll, so that the operator' may turn it and yet keep his eyes and other hand on the roll, upon which he wishes to start a lap. lVithout. this handvwheel arrangement he would be obliged to go to the driving end of the machine and grasp and partly turn the driving pulley to make a start, and if after inspection of a started lap he found it smooth and even,

' he could then shift his belt to start themalap on his roll without going away from it f and keep .it under constant inspection. This Aenables the user to dispense with the services of an ext-ra man to help 'him make the start.

Not only` is this arrangement exceedingly l' convenient for starting the roll, but it has other advantageous functions. When plac ing either a full or an' empty roll in'its bearings, whether onthe Aupper part of the machine, or on the lower part thereof where the apron rolls are usually mounted, this hand wheel saves time -and eil'ort inthat it makes it possible to always present the receiving shelves of the bearing sockets in position to receive the squared end of either the roll or the carrier bars, which carry the apron'rolls or the lap rolls. Were it not for this arrangement, it would be necessary for one person to Vstand at the driving end of the machine in order to turn the driving pulley in whatever direction the operator instructed,'to bring the open side ofthe receiving shelves uppermost. Again, I can turn the roller 11, when placed in its bearings, by turning the handle 71 on the shaft 72 which ,is coupled at 74 to the clutch shaft 73. When throwing the clutch 67 on the shaft 73 out yof mesh with its mate 6 6, as shown in Figs. 3 or 7, the turning of the handle 71 will cause the socket 13 to revolve in whichever direction the operator desires. This second arrangement for turning the shaft 73 and consequently the steaming roll 11, is employed only for unrolling either two pieces of cloth that have been rolled face to- ,purpose of unwinding, after the steaming process, the operatorproceeds by first taking the end of the apron andv attaching it to a lap roll 14 at the lower part of the machine, he then starts the machine by shifting the belt from the loose to the fast pulley which `causes the apron to be continuously wound upon the roll 14, at the same time freeing the cloth above. As shown in Figs. 9 and 10,

I may locate one or more rollers, such as shown atV X and Y, preferably near the the direction of the arrows. One end of the cloth may be thrown over one of these rollers while the apron is being wound upon the roll 14. The rolls X .and Y have .smooth surfaces and revolve at a velocity somewhat greater than the speed that the cloth would have when a full roll is being unwound, so`

that these rollers X and Y can always take care of the amount of cloth to be unwound.

-lceiling, which rollers run continuously in l v When no apron is used, and when either one piece of cloth, or two pieces of cloth placed fa'ce to face, are to be unwound, as

shown in Fig. 9, then the steaming roll must holes arranged in an arc in bracket 77, fast to the'yoke 6. This is done in order to let the belt, which drives the machine, come from dierent directions without rubbing or wearing against the arbor, for moving the arbor from one hole to another, still keeps the end bearing in the bracket 75 central with the bearing of'shaft 73 to which the shaft 72 is coupled Aat 74. This arrangement frequently saves the putting up of a counter-shaft overhead to avoid the belt hitting the bracket, if the latter be xed and not adjustable.

The description given of Fig. 22 regarding the frictlon strap 98 with its housing 89, which strap may be released from contact `with the pulley 61, instantly, of course applies to the same kindof arrangement for the pulley 68 on the shaft 7 3 and the pulley 60 on the shaft 59, the object being to promptly release all friction by a quick motion of the handle, and to as promptlyvput `on the friction, when needed, and which may thrown either in or out, in less time than.

it takes to .adjust one friction of the old type. Likewise, my clutch arrangement is a great improvement over that heretofore in l use, for when throwing the ,clutch of the steamin roll shaft into mesh, thev clutches of the ower or apron rolls are simultaneously thrown out, and when the latter are thrown into mesh, the upper orsteaming roll clutch is automaticallyA thrown out. This avoids all possible chance of accidents to either cloth, or apron being torn in two, which Il have known to happen with other apparatus lacking in this respect.

Fig. l'shows my machine with the steaming rolll "11 practically empty, a lap havin been started upon it and the cloth broken floor or from a roll 15 placed in bearings 16 in front, while the roll 14 in the rear -carries a full length apron'that is being transferred to ether with the cloth to the roll 11. i'

' ig. 2 shows the machine with the steam.-

ing roll practically loaded and the carriage 18 consequently pushed out to its very limit. Yet it will be noted, that the spreaderroll 42 .at all times maintains its spreading action upon the apron irrespectiveof the di- Vmechanism as such been ticular function of whichls to guide and deliver the cloth to the roll under such condi- `minished or increased diameter of either the the constant spreading actionof the spreader roll; coming or going, the apron is kept uniformly smooth or free from wrinkles. I call 23 the pressure roll because it always, in the operation of the machine, lies up against the steaming roll. Though the carriage 18 slides very smoothly and easily upon the frame E carrying, as 1t does, the roll 23, the second carriage 19, the stretcher roll 20 and friction bar arrangement upon brackets 21 and 22 add a very considerable weight to it, which the swelling roll of cloth upon the steaming roll 1]. has to overcome and push back'as the roll increases in size. This is all the-pressure necessary for. winding a good solid roll. Should in exceptional cases, more pressure be required, I can throw a friction strap, not shown in the drawings, around ,hand wheel 24 to increase this pressuresazrlz'bz'tum.

While I have herein sh'own and described a machine from which the roll of cloth is adapted tobe removed and to be steamed in -a separate steaming apparatus, I- wish it to be understood that I do not limit myself to any such construction,'as it will. be evident that the steaming may be accomplished on this machine. That is to say, the perforated roll or cylinder maygremain upon thefmachine, and by simply fboring the shafts and to render the same tubular in form and by connecting such tubular shaft with a suitable'source of steam, the steam may be conducted tothe interior of the .roll containing the cloth, and issue through the perforations thereof for the pur ose of steaming such cloth. It will be urther evidenced that changes in details and proportions may be made without departing from the spirit of my invention or exceeding the scope of the claims.

I believe that I obtain a more compact, solid, rm and uniform rollthan has heretofore been possible by reason of the fact that I provide what I may term a clothdelivery-mechanism. Heretofore, in cloth winding or rolling machines, the cloth has run over guides to the roll but, so far as I know, in no case has any cloth-delivery rovided, the partions as to control the make up of theroll.

M cloth-delivery-mechanism in itspreferable form, as shown in the drawings, is mounted'upon the carriage 18. Its delivery member 23 is shown as having its-position controlled on the one hand `.by the growth of the roll 4and on the other hand-by the tension on the cloth. Thus it will be seen that the roll 23, and its carriage 18 are shoved back bythe growth of theroll while the tension on lthecloth due to its friction on the barsv 37, 38, 39, 40 and 41, or both tensions, tends to thrust the roll 23 and its carriage 18 forward. This produces a clot-h-delivery-mechj form and may be regulated by the operator by simply regulating the tension. By having the tension bars 37, 38, y39, 4Q and 41 located as shown and as preferred so as'to be shoved .back by the growth of the roll with the delivery member 23, I still further facilitate the required control.

Although I have shown a reciprocating slide 1.8 as the carriage whereby the delivery roll 23 is held subject to the growth of the receiving roll in antagonism-to the forward pressure vexerted on the pay-out roll 23 by the tension on the apron oron the cloth, or

-on both, I do not wish to be understood. as

limiting myself to a sliding carriage or a reciprocating carriage` since I am aware that the carriage may be in any form which will hold the delivery roll 23 subject toforward or backward movement under the balance of forces referred to.

Having thus described my invention,what I claim is: v

1. The combination of a frame, a clothreceiving roll upon whichthe cloth is to be wound, a carriage, a presser roll carried by said carriage, a second carriage on the firstnamed carriage, a stretcher roll on the second carriage, and means for shifting both of said carriages back and forth.

2. The combination of a frame, a clothreceiving roll upon which thecloth is to be' wound, a carriage movable toward and away from the cloth-receiving roll, a presser-'roll y carried thereby, a second carriage, a tension device on the second carriage, and means for shifting both said carriages.

3. The combination of a frame, a clothreceiving roll upon which the -cloth is to be Wound, a movable carriage movable toward and away from the cloth receiving roll, a presser roll carried thereby, a second'carriage and a stretcher roll and a tensibn device upon said second carriage, and means for shifting bothv said carriages.

4..'Ibhe combination of a frame, a clothreceivlng roll upon which the cloth is to be wound, a carriage movable toward and away from the cloth receiving roll, a presser roll carried by -said carriage, a second carriage, a stretcher roll on the, second carriage, and means for shifting both of said carriages back and forth.

5. The combination of a frame, a cloth wounda movable carriage, a presser roll carried thereby, a second carriagemountedl A 6. The combination of a frame, a cloth re- Y ceiving roll upon which the cloth is to be wound, an apron roll, means whereby the travel of the cloth and apron may take place in either direction, and a. spreading device interposed between the apron roll and the cloth roll and adapted to spread said apron irrespective of the direction of travel of said apron. j n

7. The combination' with` the frame of a vplurality of cloth rolls mounted thereon,

means for unwinding the cloth from one roll and winding it upon another, a presser roll movable to and from one of said cloth rolls and a stretcher roll movable toward and away from the presser roll. i

8. In combination, a cloth-receiving roll, a cloth-supply roll, a spreading device mounted between said rolls, said device having oppositely scored surfaces adapted to be presented singly to the cloth to spread-the latter irrespective of the direction of travel of the cloth, and means whereby the spreading device is shifted by the'engagement of the cloth therewith to present one or the other of the scored surfaces to the cloth according to the direction of travel of the cloth.

9. The combinationwith the frame, of a plurality of rollsmounted thereon whereby the material may be unwound from one of said rolls and wound upon the other, a stretcher roll mounted upon. the frame, a carriage for the stretcher roll, a presser roll, and means for shifting the position of the carriage to move the stretcher rolltoward and away from `one of the. cloth` rolls.

10. The combination with the frame, a cloth-receiving roll, a presser roll to press the cloth against the receiving roll, a`

stretcher roll adjacent thereto Aand .movable toward and away from :the presser roll, a spreader beneath the presser roll and a friction device above the spreader roll.

11.' In a cloth winding machine. in combination with a. driven. receiving roll, `a' cloth vices tendin by the tension produced on the web engage thereby to thrust said delivery roll against the receiving roll.

14. In acloth winding machine, in combination, a driven receiving roll, an apron tension device, a cloth tension device and a delivery roll over which the apron and cloth are paid'out to said receiving roll and a support for said delivery roll admitting of the backward movement of the delivery roll as the receivin roll grows.

15. In a clot winding machine, in combination with a driven receiving roll, a cloth delivery mechanism consisting of a carriage upon which is mounted aH delivery roll bearing against the receiving roll'and a tension. mechanism adapted to act on the cloth whereby the delivery roll is pressed forward in antagonism to the growth of said receiving roll by' the tension produced on the cloth.

16. Ina cloth winding machine, in combination 'with adriven cloth receiving roll and an apron, a cloth and apron delivery mechanisml consisting of a carriage upon which is mounted'a delivery roll bearing against the receiving roll, and a tension mechanism whereby the delivery roll Vis pressed forward in antagonism to the growth of said receiving roll.

-17.In a cloth Winding machine, in combination with a driven receiving roll, a clothdelivery-mechanism consisting of a carriage upon which is mounted, a delivery roll bearing against the cloth receiving roll, a'

stretcher, and a tension mechanism, whereby said carriage and the delivery roll, stretcher and tension mechanism are shoved back by the growth ofthe receiving roll.

18. In a lcloth winding machine, in combination witha driven receiving roll, acloth- 'delivery-mechanism consisting of a carriage upon which is'mounted a delivery roll bearing againstthecloth roll and a cloth tension mechanism and a supplemental carriage carrying a stretcher.

19. In a cloth-winding machine, in combination with a drivenreceiving-roll. a

cloth-delivery-mechanism consisting of a delivery roll free to be moved backward by the growth of said receiving roll, a cloth tensionA mechanism adapted to produce tension on the cloth to tend4 to move they delivery-roll forward, and means whereby said tension may be adjusted to vary the pressure of said delivery-roll against the receiving-roll.

20. In a. cloth winding machine, in combination with a receiving roll, a cloth-'delivery-mechanism consisting of a delivery roll bearing a ainst the roll of cloth and free to be shove backwardl as the roll grows, a cloth tension mounted to be moved backward by the backward movement of said deliver roll.

21. n a clothwinding machine, in combination with a receiving roll, a cloth-delivery-mechanism consisting of a delivery roll i bearing against the roll of cloth and free to be shoved backward as the roll grows,'a cloth tension mounted to be moved backward by the backward movement of said delivery roll, and a stretcher interposed be tween said deliveryroll and said tension.

22. In a cloth winding machine, in combination with a receiving roll, a cloth-delivery-mechanism. consisting of a delivery roll 1 bearing upon the cloth roll and free to be moved backward by the growth of the cloth roll, an apron tenslon and an apron extending around said delivery roll in such direction that its tension presses the same'against said cloth receiving roll.

23. In a cloth-winding machine in comi i bination, alxed frame, fixed receiving roll bearings upon the top of the frame, a cloth delivery mechanism and a carriage therefor mounted upon and movable on, the top of said Iixed frame, and' means to move the delivery mechanism toward and away from the receiving roll bearings.

^' 24.-. In a cloth winding machine, in combination, a frame, the bearings of a cloth re- Ceiving roll thereon, a cloth-delivery-roll having Iits axisin approximately the same lhorizontal Aplane with the cloth receiving rollfa 'support for the journals of said clothdelivery-roll admitting of its being thrust backward by the growth of the cloth roll and a tension mechanism adapted to tension the cloth being wound whereby-said clothdelivery-roll is pressed forward by the ten- 1 sion produced on the cloth.

25. In a cloth winding`-machine,in combination, a frame having a substantially horizontal top, receiving roll bearings mounted thereon, a carriage free to move thereon toward and from said bearings, a'

cloth-delivery-roll mounted on said carriage and-tension mechanism adaptedto tension the cloth being wound whereby said delivery-roll is pressed against vthe cloth roll by the tension produced on the cloth.

26. In a cloth-winding machine in co1n '..f"vbination, a frame having an' overhanging" front, cloth-roll-bearings beneath said" over- `hanging front, cloth-receiving-rollbearings mounted upon the body of the Aframe, a

cloth-delivery. mechanism-- mounted 'upon 'said overhanging front and free to move in a horizontal line on the frame to and from said bearings, and means for positively moving said mechanism.

27. In a cloth winding machine, in combination, a frame having an overhanging front, cloth receiving roll bearings'mounted upon the body of said frame, cloth supply roll bearings mounted beneath said overhanging front and a cloth-delivery-mechanism mounted upon said overhanging front and free to move toward and from the receiving roll.

28. In a cloth winding machine, in combination, a frame. having an overhanging front and rear, cloth'receiving roll bearings mounted upon the body of said frame, cloth supply roll bearings mounted beneath said overhanging Ifront, apron roll bearings mounted beneath said overhanging rear and a cloth delivery mechanism mounted upon said overhanging front with freedom of mcliyement toward and from said receiving ro 29. Ina cloth winding machine, in combination with a receiving roll, a cloth-deliverymechanism consisting of a pay out roll bearing against the receiving roll, a carriage permitting the same to be shoved backward bythe growth ofy the roll, tension bars as 37, 41 and 48 between which the cloth runs and means whereby lthe intermediate tension bar may be moved to permitof the introduction of the cloth.

30. In a cloth winding machine, in combination with a driven receiving roll, a clothdelivery-mechanism consisting of a deliveryroll bearing against the cloth roll and free to be shoved backward by the growth thereof, a stretcher roll and a tension bar 41 and separate means whereby said stretcher roll and bar may be moved bodily to admit of the introduction of the cloth. y

31. In a cloth winding machine, in combination, the frame, the cloth rollend bearings, a carriage whereby said bearings may beseparated to detach the ends of the roll from the bearings and a rest for supporting both ends of the roll between the separated bearings whendetached from the latter.

32. In a cloth winding machine, in combination, the frame, the cloth roll bearings, a carriage whereby saidibearings may be separated and an extractor for moving the roll longitudinally to extract it from its bearing.

33. The combination with the frame anda cloth roll mounted therein, of a bearing for supporting the roll, said bearing being adjustable longitudinally of the roll, and means for moving the roll longitudinally with the bearing. 4

34. The combina-tion with the frame and a cloth roll mounted thereon, of a stationary bearing in which one end of the roll is detachably mounted, and a movable bearing for the oppositevend of the roll, said movable bearlng being movable longitudinally of the roll, and means .for moving the roll longitudinally with the bearing to detach it from the fixed bearing. v

35. In an apparatus of the class described, a roll, a fixed bearing for one end of the roll, a movable bearing for the other end of the roll, and means associated with said bearings, whereby a movement of the movable bearing moves the roll longitudinally to extract it from the xed bearing.

36. In an apparatus of the class described, a roll, a fixed bearing for one end of the roll, a movable bearing for the other end of the roll, and vmeans associated with the movable bearing for extracting the roll from t'he fixed bearing.

37 In an apparatus of the class described, a roll, a xed bearing for one end of the roll, a movable bearing for the other end of the roll, anda hook associated with the movable bearing for engaging the roll to withdraw the same from the'fixed bearing when the ,movable bearing is moved in one direction.

38.` The combination with the frame rand a longitudinally movable cloth roll, of asta.- tionary bearing for one end of the roll having a socket port-ion and an open sided guiding portion for the reception of the roll shaft or gudgeon to guide the latter into the socket, and a movable bearing at the oppowhich the cloth is wound, a stretcher roll,

a presser roll, and means for adjusting the stretcher roll relative to the presser roll. 4

40. The combination with the frame, a cloth-receiving roll thereon/upon which the cloth is wound, a presser roll, a stretcher roll, and means for adjusting the presser U0 `roll and the stretcher roll relative to each other.

41. The combination of a frame, a clothrreceiving roll on the frame upon which the cloth is wound, a roll on the frame from which the cloth is unwound, a friction device and a deliverf-roll interposed between the two rolls, an "a reciprocating carriage on said frame for said friction device and delivery-roll movable toward and away from the receiving-roll.

42. In combination with the frame, a cloth receiving roll carried by the frame, a stretcher roll, a presser roll located between the stretcher roll and said cloth receiving roll, and means for adjusting 'the stretcher and presser rolls relative to said cloth roll.

. 43. The combination of a frame, acloth receiving roll carried by the frame, a stretcher rollfa presserroll located between the stretcher roll and said cloth. roll, and means for adjusting the 'stretcher roll relative to the presser roll.

44. Inan apparatus' of the class described, a roll, a fixed socket bearing for one end of the roll having a shelf associated therewith to support the roll and guide the same into the socket bearing, a movable bearing for the other end of the roll, having a swing hook to engage the roll to withdraw it from the fixed socket bearing.

45. -In an apparatus of the class described, the combination with a frame, of a clothreceiving roll, bearings for the roll removably engaged b the latter, and supporting means on the rame adjacent and beneath each of the bearings for supporting the ends of the roll when 1t is disengaged from the bearings.

46. In an apparatus of the class described, the combination withl a frame, of a clothreceivingroll, bearin s for the roll removably engaged by the atter, and shelves on the frame adjacent and projecting beneath the bearings for supporting the ends ofthe roll when disengage from the bearings.

47. In a machine of the class described,

the combination of a frame, bearings thereon, a roll engaging element journaled in one of the bearings, a roll,' a shelf for supporting the roll adjacent the bearings, and means for moving the roll engaging element to secure the roll and Ato lift the same clear of the shelf.

48. In ai machine of the class described,

v web to spread the latter irrespective of the the combination of a frame, bearings thereon, a plunger journaled in one of the bear-v ings, a roll, a shelf for supporting the roll adjacent the bearings, and means for moving the lunger into engagement with the roll to li the same clear of the shelf.

49. In a machineof the class described,v

the combination of a frame, bearings thereon, a plunger journaled in one of the bear-- ings, a roll, a shelf for supporting the roll adjacent the bearings, yand means for moving the plunger into engagement with the rol said plunger and roll having co-acting faces so formed that the engagement of the plun- .glrlvith the roll raises the latter clear of the s e 50. The combination of a frame, a receiving roll upon which cloth is to be Wound, an

' apron roll, and a spreading device interposed between the apron roll and thereceiving roll, said device having reversely arranged spreading surfaces on opposite sides thereof which are-co-extensive with each other,` and means whereby said device Tis reversible to spread the apron irrespectiveV of the direction of `travel of the apron.

r 51. The combination of a frame, a receivv ing roll upon which cloth is to be wound, an

apron roll, and a spreading device interposed between the apron roll and the cloth roll, said device having reversely arranged spreading surfaces onopposite sides thereof which 'are co-extensive with each other, and

to spread the Web irrespective of the direction of travel thereof.

- 53. The combination of a frame, a receiving roll upon which the cloth is to be wound, a supply roll and a spreading device interposed between the supply roll and the re- 1 ceiving roll, saidl device having reversely arranged spreading surfaces on different faces thereof, and means whereby 'said device is shiftable under control of *the cloth rto spread the latter irrespective of the direction of travel of the cloth.

54. The combination of a frame, a roll .adapted to have a web wound thereon and unwound therefrom 'and a spreading device acting on the web. having reversely arranged .spreading surfaces on different faces thereof, and means whereby said device is shiftable under control of the web to bring one of said surfaces into lposition to engage the direction of travel of the web.

ing roll upon which the cloth is to be wound, an apron roll, and a spreading device interposed between the apron roll and the receiving ro1l,'said device having reversely arranged spreading surfaces on different xfaces thereof, and means whereby said device is automatically shifted under control of the apron whereby to spread .the apron irrespectiveof the direction of travel of the apron. Y

56. The-combination of a frame, a receiving roll upon which the cloth is to be wound,

an apron roll, and a spreading device interposed between the apron roll and the receiving roll, saidv device having reversely arranged spreading surfaces on different faces thereof, means vwhereby said device is automatically shifted under control of the apron whereby to spread the' apron irrespective of the direction of travel of the apron, and stops to limit the movement of the spreading device.'

57. Ina cloth-Winding machine, incombination with a driven .receivingrolL a cloth delivery mechanism consisting of a delivery roll, a tension device, a support for said'delivery roll acted upon by the growth of the 

